Detachable heel.



' G. HALVERS. 'DETACHABLE HEEL. APPLICATION FILED JULY '1, 1,914.

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mama? CHARLES HALVERS, or new YORK, N. Y., ASSIGN'OR or onnnanr 'ro Henna BAR-RY,

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DETACHABLE HEEL.

L122, it)? Specification of Letters Patent. Y

Patented Dec. 22, this.

Application filed my 1914. Serial. No. 849,478.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

- Be it known that 1, CHARLES IIALVERS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county of ,New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Detachable Heels, of which the following is a specification.

The general object of this invention is to facilitate the securing of a resilient heel to a shoe and to effect the operation without the essential employment of usual cobblers tools.

Another object is to effect the securing of resilient heels upon shoes in a detachable manner, whereby the heel on a pair of shoes may be readily interchanged and thus prolong the life of the heels by inviting the same to be worn in an even manner. And to these ends the invention consists of a resilient heel having provided therein a plurality of oppositely disposed gripping members which are slidablymounted in the heel and are adapted to bite into the heel portion of a shoe for securing the resilient heel thereon.

Other objects will appear and be bette understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a longittidinal vertical sectional view of my improved heel mounted on a-shoc. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my improved heel. Fig.3 is a cross sectional view taken on. the line 33 in Fig. 2. Fig. t is a detail dissected perspective vieWof the coiiperating gripping elements, and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of .one of the guides for the gripping elements.

As shown in the drawings 5 indicates a resilient heel having arranged on its upper face a longitudinal ;it 6 in which is slidably arranged the oppositely disposed grip ping members 7 and 8, which cooperate with a locking member 9 and giides' l and 11 to effect the attachment of'the heel to'a shoe.

The" heel is preferably formed of rubher and is similar in structure and material to the ordinary rubber heel now in use, and obviously may be manufactured in various sizes so as to accommodate the usual sizes of shoes. The heel may be made solid as shown, and provided on one faoethereof is a centrally located longitudinal slotted or countersunk portion 6 which forms a substantial guide slot for the gripping elements 7 and 8 and thus admits of the latter to be positioned flush with the face of the heel While the heel is being manufactured, it is I preferred to provide a textile tablet 12 in the central portion of the heel as shown, the

purpose of which will be presently deguide has a central arch-portion .13, wherein slidingly operates the element 8, and for the purpose of providing suitable means for anchoring the same within the heel the oppositely disposed ears 14s are provided on either side of the arch 13 as shown. The guide 11 is somewhat similar in structure to the guide and description is unnecessary; the only difference between the two guides being that the guide 11 is curved so as to conform to the outline of the rear of the heel as shown in Fig. 2* The gripping ele-' merits"? and 8 are similar in. shape and may be made of any material desired such as steel or the like. These elements have upturned end portions 15 which are provided with teeth 16, which are disposed horizontally on the inner end portions thereofand arranged on portions of the opposite edges of the stems 17 are a series of laterally arranged teeth l8 as shown. The looking I member 9 is rectangular in shape and. has

depending side portions provided With the teeth 19, Whereby the same may be posi tioned ithin the slot 6 of the heel and driven into the body thereof. It will be seen here that the function of the textile portion 12 isto receive these teeth 19, and retain the same in relatively fixed position, and thus eliminate any possibility of the metallic teeth from becoming disengaged from the rubber. Now, upon the member 9 being positioned within the slot, the upper portion 20 thereof will be in spaced relation with the face of the slot 6. and. thus form a guide for the members 7 and 8- When it is desired to position the heel upon a shoe, the elements? and 8 are drawn apart as shown 'inFig. 2, and the heel 5 is mounted on'the shoe heel in a manner similar to that shown'in Fig. 1. A suitable driving implement suohas a hammer or the like is" then employed and the gripping members-7 and8 are driven toward each other, so that the teeth portions rd-l6 bite. into the leather of the shoe-heel and secure the heel- 5 thereon as shown in Fig. 1, and by virtue of the teeth 18 on the stems 17 of the members 7 and 8 engaging the teeth 19 of the member 9, the parts are substantially locked to' ether.

t is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the detailsof construction and arrangements of parts without departing from thespn-it of my invention and theretially as described.

2. A heel for-shoes provided With-a pair of pronged gripping members movably arranged on one face thereof, said gripping members mounted on opposite ends of the heel and arranged for securing the heel to the shoe and a means for automatically locking the gripping members in a fixed position when secured to the heel of the shoe.

3. A rubber heel for shoes provided with pronged gripping members movably mounted on the opposite ends of the heel and arranged for securing the heel to the shoe and a means mounted on the shoe and arranged for engaging the grlpping members for lockingthe same in a fixed position when secured to the shoe.

4. A rubber heel for shoes provided with gripping members movably arranged on one face thereof, said members mounted on the opposite ends of the heel and a locking' 5. A rubber heel for shoes provided with pronged gripping members-movably mounted on opposite ends of the heel, and a pronged locking member for engaging the gripping members and arranged for locking the same in a fixed position for the purpose set forth.

6. A rubber heel for shoes provided with movable gripping members mounted on opposite ends of the heel and a pronged locking member mounted on the heel and arranged for engaging the ends of the gripping members for the purpose set forth.

7. A rubber heel for shoes having a longitudinal slot arranged in one face thereof,

movable gripping members arranged within the slot at the opposite ends of the heel and means for locking the gripping members in a fixed position for the purpose set forth.

8. A rubber heel having guides, gripping members movably mounted within the guides and a locking member mounted in the heel and arranged for engaging the gripping members for the purpose set forth.

9. A rubber heel for shoes having a slot arranged in one face thereof, guides mounted within the slot at opposite ends of the heel and pronged gripping members movably mounted within the guides for engaging the heel of the shoe.

10. A rubber heel for shoes provided with gripping members movably mounted on one face thereof, said gripping members having one end provided with prongs and 1ts opposite ends provided with-teeth, and a pronged locking member arranged for engaging the teeth of the gripping member for automatically locking the same in a fixed position when secured to the heel of the shoe.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signature in presence 0 vtwo witnesses.

CHARLES HALVERS.

\Vitnesses:

HULDA BARRY, GEO. A. Barium. 

